REVERIE, Spok Beats - The First Time lyrics

First time I saw you
You was hopping over a fence
That was before I knew your name
& before we 'came friends
The week of finals, I was stretching for PE
You started banging on the
Cholos in my class, caused a scene
Threw up the set you claimed
Security came- chasing you off of the campus
I knew you was a GEE cuz when
You dipped they's talking mad shit
Class continued, semester ended
I saw you walking down my block
& we began our friendship
"Wassup, I'm Mimes" "Yo, I'm Reverie
I heard that you was deadly
Got chased out of Franklin carrying
A machete! Are you crazy?"
He laughed, explained if I had half a brain
I would have walked away
But something told me to stay
We conversed for hours- literally
Avenue 66, San Pascual
Up & down every street
The sun was setting, "Gotta go
" "Can I get your number?"
"Naw it was nice talking to ya
But I'll see ya later"
If I knew then what I know now
I would have held you tighter
If I knew then what I know now
I would have held you tighter

Walking with Coke to Hi Ho
For soda & hot cheetos
Seems like I'm running into you
Every place that we go
She knows you're crazy i know that maybe
I got a crush on you
Been thinking about you lately
Gave you my number but I said
"We're still just friends
So don't get it twisted" It
Was so simple back then
You started showing up after school just
To walk me to the bus
Everybody would be dogging us but
We didn't give a fuck
Packing bowls, telling stories
With you it was never boring
Chemistry like that- it should have
Came with a warning take me out to eat
Rolling in the Back Streets
Never fucked, never kissed
Not even on the cheek
I was too scary, very insecure & unsure
I loved our friendship so much &
Wanted to keep it pure
I thought we was cool but
Then you stopped coming around
Fuck it i guess he just wanted to fuck
I see it now

If I knew then what I know now
I would have held you tighter
If I knew then what I know now
I would have held you tighter

Found out he got busted
Sent to camp for the first time!
Wrote him a kite
Couldn't get him off of my mind
Letters every week turned to letters everyday
Haven't seen the dude in months but
I got so much to say everybody like
"Who you always writing letters to?"
"To my best friend, homegirl
You should write him too!"
"It seems like you like him
Cuz your eyes looking helpless
With each letter that comes I could
See your heart is melting"
"Girl, you trippen" "Rev, you know I'm right
I know you on that 'fuck love' shit
But I see it in your eyes
Why you holding back?" "Well the
Thing is he's in jail
& we never even kissed, we're just friends
Can't you tell?"
"If you really like him girl
You gotta let him know
& when he gets out, ain't no rush
You know you can take it slow"
"But, I value him so much as a friend
I don't wanna lose him
It's all good, I know exactly what I'm doing"

If I knew then what I know now
I would have held you tighter
If I knew then what I know now
I would have held you tighter

One day I came home to a letter from you
Told me you loved me with all
Your heart what to do? Cuz I felt it too
Everyday it's growing stronger
You said that you loved me from the first
Day & can't hide it any longer
I ponder, I think, I reminisce
Back then it was so innocent
Cuz we were just kids
Years passed & we still keep in touch
So I gotta give a shout out to my first love
Purely platonic, it ain't nothing sexual
But, I still think about it
Just thought I should let you know
I wish you the best
Happiness & peace of mind
So keep your head up homie
& don't forget to smile
Remember back then? Remember when you said
"In the end I pray that
If you ain't my lover, you're my friend"
Remember back then? Remember when you said
"In the end I pray that
If you ain't my lover, you're my friend"

If I knew then what I know now
I would have held you tighter
If I knew then what I know now
I would have held you tighter